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6.3/10   261 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Laurence Kirk (story)
Harvey S. Haislip (story) ...
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Release Date:
14 February 1944 (Sweden) more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
WW-II Propaganda w/ Humorous twists more (14 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert Taylor ... Lieut. Gregg Masterman

Charles Laughton ... Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas

Brian Donlevy ... Lieut. Cmdr. Martin J. Roberts

Walter Brennan ... Chief Yeoman Henry Johnson
Marilyn Maxwell ... Audrey Carr
Henry O'Neill ... Cmdr. Stone M.C
Marta Linden ... Mary Collins
Chill Wills ... Chief Boatswain's Mate Jenks
Douglass Dumbrille ... Captain Ludlow
Richard Quine ... Ensign Lindsay
William Tannen ... Flag Lieut. Dudley
Douglas Fowley ... Ensign Martin
Tim Ryan ... Lieut. Tim Ryan
Dick Simmons ... Lieut. (jg) Royce
Byron Foulger ... Pharmacist's Mate 'Doc' Miller
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Cargo of Innocents (UK)
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Runtime:
109 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #8801) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:15
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The world premiere on 31 December 1942 took place simultaneously in 7 US cities: Boston, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; Washington, D.C.; Chicago, Illinois; Norfolk, Virginia; San Diego, California and San Francisco, California. Some earlier screenings may have taken place for naval officers on Treasure Island, California and Mare Island, California. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Members of the cast almost always say, "Yes, sir," in response to orders, etc.; Naval personnel say, "Aye, aye, sir." more
Soundtrack:
The Oceana Roll more

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15 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
WW-II Propaganda w/ Humorous twists, 7 October 1998
Author: anonymous from USA

WW II Propaganda film, good entertainment

This is the story of a young officer (Taylor) dismayed to be deployed on an old ship, a WW I destroyer with convoy escort duty. Even worse, he has to contend with a Skipper (Donlevey) who runs the ship by the book but with unseen compassion and talent. Laughton plays the fleet commander, a crotchety admiral who soon realizes the true caliber of Donlevey tho he is frustrated by the tactics Donlevey takes.

If you like WW II movies this is definitely "OK+"... not great, but entertaining throughout.

Chill Wills and Walter Brennan add to the story with both comic and tradgic portrayals.

Some very good action scenes as well.

I'd Check it out if you enjoy WW II sea stories.

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